病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. the situation is hopeless

CHARACTERS

病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
膏 gāo
HSK 4
grease, fat; paste, ointment
肓 huāng region between heart and diaphragm